The Campaign and Battle of Saratoga (19 September-7 October 1777) serves as a valuable case study from which one can gain a better understanding of the critical geographic factors affecting Continental Army commanders during operations against Lieutenant General John Burgoyne’s British Army at the micro and macro geographic levels. The Battle of Saratoga illustrates the impact that the physical and cultural landscapes have on the outcome of battle at each of these scales of analysis. The analysis used historical data, digital elevation data, vertical photos, and battlefield observations to illustrate these aspects of the battle.
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Dalton, J.B. (2004). Saratoga. In: Caldwell, D.R., Ehlen, J., Harmon, R.S. (eds) Studies in Military Geography and Geology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3105-2_10
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